The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-10-07
The DARK HORSE WON.
Judge John 2. Rea, of Minneapolis, the
New Commando lin Chief Of the g. A. e.
The Pension Question Before the En-.
eamLsnaent-PersonaI Matters.

Judge john 2. Rea, of Minneapolis, the
New COmmanCIer-in-Ch Chief Of the G. A. Il.
The Pension Question Before the En-
campment-PersOnaI Matters.
ST.. Louis, Sept. 30.-The General En-
campment of the G. A. R. was prompt in
coming to order this morning. After some
reports had been read. General Beath of
Pennsylvania then arose to a personal ex-
PLANTATION. He said he had been reported
by the Republican to have said: 'FThere
never has been a Democratic Commander
in-Chief of the @. A. R., and by the eternal
Gods there never will be-" He denied this
as an 'infamous lie and SANDER"
Corporal Tanner, of New Y ork, said the
Republican had quoted him as saying that
he was putting a knife under SIocum's
ribs. He also denounced this as lie.
Delegate Anthony, of Kansas, made an
attempt to reconsider the report of the
committee on resolutions, by which a
proposition toraise money for the erection
of a monument to General Warren was de-
feated, but was unsuccessful
The big business of the day was then
reached when the committee on resolu-
tions reported back a resolution intro
duced by ex-COmmander-in-Chi Paul
Vandervoort, of Nebraska.
The resolution was divided into two
parts. One part dealt with the pension
for Mrs. Logan, and the other was a CEN
sure OF HTeSlQ6nb cleveland IOE lis veto
of the Dependent Pension bill.
When the committee reported back the
Vandervoort resolution, it split it up, rec
ommending the adoption of the part relat-
ing to Mrs. Logan's pension and the rejec-
tion of the part referring to thePresident's
veto.
There were but three speeches made on
the committees report. Vandervoort led
of in an appeal for an adoption of the
closure portion of his resolution. He be-
Iieved that the President ought to be CEN
sured for his action. 81 have as great an
appreciation and respect for the Office
Of the President as any man on
the earth, but I believe that in
his veto he insulted the comrade-
ship of the Grand Army" he excl aimed.
There was some applause, but very little.
He rung the changes on that sentiment,
but did it speciously. He declared that
the Grand Army should have the courage
of its convictions, and should vote as it
felt upon this question.
This gave General @. II. Grosvenor of
Ohio a chance to make a ringing speech
against Vandervoort. Jumping to his
feet he exclaimed: ''This is a spectacle.
One man insinuatfng that the courage
and bravery of the G. A. R. is centered in
one man, who alone dares to speak his
convictions. Loud cheering.1
The vote was then called on the report
of the committee rejecting VandervOort's
resolution. It was taken viva voce. There
was a storm of ayes, and not a no was
heard The chair decided the report
adopted unanimously.
The pension bills came up next on a mo-
ton to adopt the minority report, which
was in favor of making service the basis
for pensions. 1t was debated hotly for
over an hour, General Burdette, ex-Com-
mander-in- Chief, and other prominent
men speaking. A yea and nay vote was
taken about one o'clock, and resulted as
follows:
For minority report. ................-.'.'' .'''lIa
Against minority report. 81
There was considerable bad feeling
among the delegates over the publication
by the Globe Democrat of the password at
the door, Extra precautions were taken
to prevent any bogus veterans from
getting into tho hall. The pass.
word was changed this morn
ing, but that was not even
enough. Whenever party looked suspi.
cious he was made to give the general
password, his State countersign and asked
other troublous questions. Several fell
lows who tried to use yesterdays pass.
word, ''Farragut," were bounced double
quick down the stairs.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. Judge John P. Rea,
of Minneapolis, Mimi, was yesterday, on
the first ballot, chosen Commander-in-
Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic.
John Patterson Rea is a native of Penn
syIvania and was born in Lower Oxford,
Chester County, October 10, 1910. He at
tended school and worked in a factory
previous to the war, and on April II, 1861,
enlisted in Company B. Eleventh Ohio
infantry, for three months. He re-rn-
listed in Company I. First Ohio
I cavalry, August 20, 1861, for
three years, and was commissioned
second lieutenant, September 49, follow.
ing. He was promoted to first lieutenant
March u, 1862; captain, April 1, 1868, and
breveted major November %, 1863. He
participated in all the battles in which his
regiment was engaged, and was never off
duty during his service of three years
and four months, with the exception of
/ eight days, when he was held
1 prisoner of war. After his resigna-
( tion, November %, 1854, he entered
| the Ohio Wesleyan University, from
! which he graduated in 1867. He then
+ studied law and was admitted to practice
/ in 1865 Soon after this he was appointed
/ a notary public, and on April 8, 1859, was
/ appointed United States Internal Revenue
+ Assessor of the Ninth Pennsylvania dis
I trict, serving to May u, 1873. He
/ removed to Minneapolis in 1873,
+ where he was editor Of the Daily
i Tribune from January /, 1915, to May 1,
/ 1877. On the 1st of January, 1878, he was
4 made Probate Judge of Hennepin County,
+ serving until December 81, 1888. He then
+ became a member of the law firm of Rea,
+ Ketchel & Shaw, and practised until
I April, 1885, when he was appointed
to I'LL the vacancy in the
bench Of the Fourth district of
Minnesota, and in November following
was elected to the full term, which posi-
tion he still holds. Since 1888 he has been
Commissary General of the State, with
the rank of rigader-General. Judge Rea
Joined the G. a. r. at Piqua, Ohio, as
+ charter member in 1866, and was member
f of the first encampment of the
Ohio department. He became
member of Geo. n. Morgan Post, No. 4, of
Minneapolis in February, 1881, and served
as it's first commander. He has served as
member of the department council of ad-
ministration, senior vice-commander and
commander of the department of Mime
sofa, and in 1884 was elected seniOr-vice-
+ COMMUNICATIVE chief, serving one term.
Nelson Cole, of st. Louis, was elected
/ senior vice-commander-in- in-chief.
In Extreme Peril.
OTTAWA, Ont, Sept. 30.-Ottawa is en-
veloped in dense smoke, so dense that
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